screenwriter, directors would have nothing to shoot, and we actors would have nothing to say. here are the nominees for best original screenplay. nicolas giacobone, alexander dinelaris, jr. and armando bo for "birdman (or the unexpected virtue of ignorance.)" richard linklater for "boyhood." e. max frye and dan futterman for "foxcatcher." wes anderson and hugo guinness for "the grand budapest hotel." dan gilroy for "nightcrawler." and the oscar goes to -- "birdman." >> this is the first oscar for nicolas giacobone and alexander

dinelaris. this is the fifth nomination for alejandro g. inarritu and his first oscar win. >> cheers. wow. the journey of "birdman" start three years ago when i ask nico, armando and alexander to follow me in a crazy idea and because they are crazy, they did it and we wrote together "birdman." and for that, i am all my life grateful and thank for to share this experience with them. we want to thank our incredible

cast. emma naomi andrea amy, lindsay, mr. norton zach and the maestro of maestro, mr. michael keaton. we're making this film fly. without you guys we would not be here. james, the producer. i want to thank, obviously, the great support from new lee region sy region. all the people to thank. my kids my wife thank you very much for all. thank you. this award -- wait, wait. family time. >> my daughters are my reason.

>> marianna, our dog larry. [ speaking foreign language ] >> announcer: please welcome oscar nominee oprah winfrey. >> before the crew is hired, before the actors are cast, before the sets are built or the cameras roll, there's just the writer and that spark. the anonymous moment of

inspiration that gives first light to a story. and without that moment without the talent of these writers, we would have nothing to celebrate tonight. here are the nominees for best adapted screenplay. jason hall for "american sniper" based on the book by chris kyle with scott mcewen and jim defelice. graham moore for "the imitation game" based on the book "alan turing: the enigma" by andrew hodges. paul thomas anderson for "inherent vice" based on the novel by thomas pynchon. anthony mccarten for "the theory of everything" based on the book "travelling to infinity: my life with stephen" by jane hawking. damien chazelle for "whiplash" based on the short film "whiplash." and the oscar goes to --

graham moore, "the imitation game." >> this is the first oscar and nomination for graham moore. >> thank you so much to the academy and to oprah for this. i need to shower my love and kisses on everyone who is apart of this family. norton keira, benedict, our entire cast. maria, i love you guys so much. thank you for this film. i'm so indebted to you for it. here's the thing. alan never got to look out at

these faces, and i do. and that's the most unfair thing i think i've ever heard. so in this brief time here what i want to use it to do is to say this. when i was 16 years old, i tried to kill myself. because i felt weird and i felt different and i felt like i did not belong. and now i'm standing here and so i would like for this moment to be for that kid out there that feels like she's weird or she doesn't fit in anywhere -- yes, you do. i promise you do. you do. stay weird. stay different and when it's your turn and you are standing on this stage please pass the same message to the next person who comes along. thank you so much. i love you guys.

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oscar winner and a friend of mine. we worked together last year in "gone girl," originally titled "bitches be tripping, yo." please welcome ben affleck. >> frank capra said, "there are no rules in filmmaking. only sins. and the cardinal sin is dullness." the five nominees for best director were anything but dull. we are fortunate to live in a time when powerful and lasting films are made by filmmakers such as these. here are the nominees for achievement in directing. >> alejandro g. iñárritu -- "birdman (or the unexpected virtue of ignorance.)" richard linklater -- "boyhood."

bennett miller -- "foxcatcher." wes anderson -- "the grand budapest hotel." morten tyldum -- "the imitation game." >> all right. and the academy award for achievement in directing goes to -- alejandro g. inarritu, "birdman."

>> oh. good luck charm work because i was wearing a raymond carver shirt, billy wilder tie and i won. but today, tonight, i am wearing the real michael keaton tighty-whities. thank you. they are tight. smell like -- but it work i'm here. thank you, michael. honestly i mean -- this is crazy, in a way. talking about that little thing called ego.

ego loves competition, right? because for someone to win, someone has to lose. but the -- you know, true art, true individual expression as all the work of this incredible fellow filmmakers can't be compared, can't be labeled can't be defeat because they exist and our work only will be judged as always, be time. so i am you know i am just very thankful, gratefully humbled by the academy who i thank for this incredible recognition. i have it here because of the work of all the actors all the producers.

chivo, i love you you are the artist of our generation. antonio sanchez, so many people that work on this film. and obviously, again, you know i forgot all of you. i forgot so many people. this is like slow motion kind of moment in my life so forgive if i forgot anybody. i love you. and -- [ speaking foreign language ] thank you very much. >> announcer: the oscars will continue with cate blanchett, matthew mcconaughey and the award for best picture.

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>> announcer: we're back with the oscar for best actor. please welcome last year's oscar-winning best actress, cate blanchett.

>> when faces you've seen countless times become strangers again, when you're afraid to so much as blink lest you miss a single moment, that's when you know you're witnessing an extraordinary performance. this year, five actors lifted the lid off expectations. here are the nominees for performance by an actor in a leading role. steve carell -- "foxcatcher." >> i don't want you to call me mr. dupont or sir anymore. i consider us friends. and most of my friends will call me eagle or golden eagle. so either of those will work. >> okay. >> or john. or coach. >> bradley cooper -- "american sniper."

>> hey. hey, where are you going? hey! hey! pay attention to my daughter, please. hey! hey! attention to my daughter, right there! >> benedict cumberbatch -- "the imitation game." >> rain in the evening. >> well that's it. exactly. they sent the weather report every day at 6:00 a.m., so, that's three words we know it will be in every 6:00 a.m. message. weather, obviously, and -- >> michael keaton -- "birdman (or the unexpected virtue of ignorance.)" >> you can't do this to me.

>> to you? >> shut up you know what i'm talking about. >> yeah, you're talking about you. what else is new? >> look, i'm trying to do something that's important. >> this is not important. >> it's important to me. okay? maybe not to you, your cynical friends whose only ambition is to go viral. but to me -- this is -- my god, this is my career! >> eddie redmayne -- "the theory of everything." >> wouldn't that be nice, professor? one simple elegant equation to explain everything.

>> okay. the oscar goes to -- eddie redmayne! >> oh, my god. thank you. thank you. thank you to the academy. i don't think i'm capable of articulating how i feel right now. please know this. i am fully aware that i am a lucky, lucky man. this -- this oscar -- wow! um -- this oscar -- this belongs

to all of those people around the world battling als. it belongs -- it belongs to one exceptional family stephen, jane jonathan and the hawking children and i will be --its custodian. i will look after him. i will polish him. i'll also his beck and call. i'll wait on him hand and foot. but i would not be here if it were not for an extraordinary troupe of people. my staggering partner in crime felicity jones. my ferocious and yet incredibly kind director, james marsh. working title focus, lisa and

anthony, nina and my team of dallas josh jean jason, alan kyle britney and carrie and pip. i just want to thank my family, you, hannah my wife. i love you so much we have new fella coming to share our apartment. thank you. >> announcer: please welcome last year's best actor, matthew mcconaughey. >> good evening. all right. the great film critic roger ebert once said, "when a movie character is really

working, we become that character." each of these five gifted actresses didn't just make us feel for them, they made us feel like them. broken, gone, lost, resilient, determined, and finally, found again. here are the nominees for performance by an actress in a leading role. marion cotillard -- "two days, one night." felicity jones -- "the theory of everything." >> i know you all think that -- that i don't look like a

terribly strong person. but i love him. and he loves me. we're going to fight this illness together. all of us. >> julianne moore -- "still alice." >> i can't find it. >> can't find what? >> i can't find my phone. >> it's the middle of the night. >> it's important. it goes off at 8:00 in the morning. i have to find it. >> we'll look for it in the morning. >> i have to find it. help me find my phone. >> i'll help you find it tomorrow. >> no. >> tomorrow. >> no, i -- >> i'll help you find it tomorrow. >> help me find it. >> rosamund pike -- "gone girl." >> how does it feel to have your

wife back? >> it's fantastic. how many people are lucky enough to get a second chance at love? >> fantastic's a little flippant. >> amazing? >> i need you to admit that you got the credit cards and that you hid all that stuff at go's and that you pushed me. i'm going to need those three things to feel safe. >> reese witherspoon -- "wild." >> we put ice on her eyes. >> what? >> she wanted to donate her corneas -- >> oh, my god. oh, my god! >> and the oscar goes to --

julianne moore, "still alice." >> thank you so much. i read an article that said that winning an oscar could lead to living five years longer. if that's true i'd really like to thank the academy because my husband is younger than me.

there is no such thing as best actress. as is evidenced by the performances of my fellow nominees. i've been honored to be among you every step of the way. i am grateful for this and grateful for the opportunity to stand up here and thank people that i love. my manager evelyn o'neill. stephen, josh lieberman. my family my grandparents my brother peter, my sister valerie, my mother and father, who told me that i could be whatever i wanted to be if i got an education, though i don't think they meant being an actress. i thank my dad for showing me the world. i want to thank everybody who made this movie. sony classics killer films, lisa genova. kristen stewart, alec baldwin. i'm so happy, i'm thrilled actually, that we were able to

hopefully shine a light on alzheimer's disease. so many people with this disease feel isolated and marginalized. one of the wonderful things about movies is that it makes us feel seen and not alone. and people with alzheimer's deserve to be seen so that we can find a cure. and finally, to our filmmakers, wash westand richard, they can't be here tonight because of richard's health. when he was diagnosed with als, wash asked him what he wanted to do. did he want to travel did he want to see the world and he said that he wanted to make movies. and that's what he did. and finally, for my husband bart and our children cal and liv, thank you for my life. thank you for giving me a home. thank you.

thank you very much for this. >> well the show is almost over. all but one of the categories have been checked off. which means it's time for the envelope you've all been waiting for. my oscar predictions. recap. on thursday i gave my predictions to the accounting firm of pricewaterhousecoopers. they kept a watchful eye over them until the moment of truth. the moment of truth has come. brian, the key please. has this key been in your possession since you locked the box? >> all evening. >> has anyone tried to take the key? >> no one has tried to take it away. >> has anyone ever told you how much you look like matt damon? >> i have heard that a few times. >> very good. thank you for your service, sir. appreciate it. >> great. >> octavia spencer.

you have been watching this box. this case all night long. has anyone come near it? >> ah no. >> has anyone fooled with it? >> no. >> has anyone paid you to say this? >> no. >> okay. very good. one last thing. octavia -- thank you very much. you've been awesome. i appreciate it. i will unlock the box. inside, a case. how does it open? um -- there we go. inside predictions. i will now read my predictions to you. i, neil patrick harris predict that after j.k.'s speech, we will all call or parents, not text. happened. i will my pronounce chiwetel

ejio ejiofor's name. meryl streep will suddenly realize she is under paid. the birdman cinematographer will win again this year going dos for dos. terrence howard will be surprisingly emotional. common and john legend will get three well deserved standing ovations and will win the oscar mvps. tra voevolta will be back next year to apologize to idina for all the face touching. a birdman screenwriter will thank his dog larry. the winning screenwriter for "the imitation game" will thank oprah and inspire us to stay weird. backstage, eddie and julianne will each have the biggest o of their lives. my oscar preduction sictions, everybody. and now, to present the award

for best picture, please welcome two-time academy award winner sean penn. >> good evening. in the end, it's about the movies themselves. it doesn't matter what they cost to make, or how much they made at the box office. it's about the power of their storytelling, and the power of their ideas. only one of tonight's nominees will win the oscar for best picture. but they will all live on because they touched something in all who saw them. here are the nominees for best picture. "american sniper." "birdman (or the unexpected virtue of ignorance.)" "boyhood."

"the grand budapest hotel." "the imitation game." "selma." "the theory of everything." "whiplash." and the oscar goes to -- who gave this son of a bitch a green card? "birdman."

>> i don't want to talk. oh my god. they want me to talk because i am the worst english-speaking guy here. maybe next year the government will inflict some immigration rules to the academy. two mex